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贾生

賈生
Jiǎ Shēng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Master Jia, the classical way of naming Jia Yi (200–168 BC), Western Han statesman and writer
  2. 2 Master Jia, a quatrain by the Tang poet Li Shangyin about Jia Yi
贾谊 Jiǎ Yì Jia Yi · writer, 200–168 BC

Examples

HSK 7-9
贾生年轻有才华，却没有得到重用。
Jiǎ Shēng niánqīng yǒu cáihuá, què méiyǒu dédào zhòngyòng.
Master Jia was young and gifted, yet he was never given a post worthy of him.
HSK 7-9
李商隐在《贾生》里写道：“可怜夜半虚前席，不问苍生问鬼神。”
Lǐ Shāngyǐn zài 《 Jiǎ Shēng 》 lǐ xiědào: " kělián yèbàn xū qiánxí, bú wèn cāngshēng wèn guǐshén. "
In "Master Jia", Li Shangyin wrote: "Pity that at midnight the emperor leaned forward on his mat in vain: he asked not about the people but about ghosts and spirits."

Tips

culture
生 here is the old word for a scholar, as in 书生: surname plus 生 was a respectful way to name a learned man, often a young one. Emperor Wen of Han, 汉文帝, sent Jia Yi away to 长沙, then called him back only to ask about spirits, which is the poem's complaint.

Stroke Order

贾 jiǎ
生 shēng